Oil and Politics in Latin America
Subtitle: Nationalist Movements and State Companies (Cambridge Latin American Studies)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 29, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 601
ISBN-13: 9780521030700
Subjects: International relations; Petroleum & oil industries; Politics / Current Events; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Politics/International Relations; Latin America; Economic Conditions; Government & Business; Industries - Energy Industries; Business & Economics / Industries / Energy Industries; Business & Economics-Government & Business; Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspec; Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Latin America; Political Science / International Relations; Political Science-Economic Conditions; International Relations - General; Industries - General
First sentence: The starting point of the modern oil industry has traditionally been placed in 1859 with the drilling of the Drake well in Pennsylvania.